Mayfield - Water Quality Test
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| What does DO stand for? | dissolved oxygen
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| What is water with a pH of 3 considered? | acidic
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| Where is riparian vegetation located? | on the banks
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| Does warmer water hold more or less dissolved oxygen than colder water? | less
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| What is turbidity? | it is how cloudy the water is
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| What is water with a pH of 7 considered? | neutral
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| What does organic mean? | a substance that is considered carbon based
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| What does TDS stand for? | Total Dissolved Solids
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| When does algal bloom occur? | when algae grow rapidly due to excess nutrients
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| When do hypoxic conditions occur? | when there is low oxygen in the water
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| What does inorganic mean? | a substance that is NOT carbon based
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| What are the most important aquatic biological indicators? | aquatic plants & animals
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| Is water with a pH above 7 an acid or a base? | base
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| What is the formula for phosphates? | PO4
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| What is turbidity? | how cloudy or murky water is
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| Does murky water have high or low turbidity? | high
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| Does clear water have high or low turbidity? | low
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| What is gradient? | a slope or the change in elevation over a given distance
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| What are examples of biological indicators? | aquatic plants and animals
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| What does aquatic mean? | water
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| When do anoxic conditions occur? | when there is no oxygen in the water
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| What does eutrophication mean? | the increase of nutrients in water that leads to excess plant growth
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| What is a non-point source? | a source that comes from more than one site
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| What is a point source? | a source that comes from one site
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| What is the formula for nitrates? | NO3
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| What are 2 examples of non-point source pollution? | car emissions & greenhouse gases
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| What are 2 examples of point source pollution? | oil spill & factory smoke stack
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| What are the characteristics of anoxic water? | water is green or milky white and has a rotten egg smell
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| What is the pH of pure water? | 7
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| What is dissolved oxygen? | the amount of oxygen in the water
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| What does TSS stand for? | Total Suspended Solids
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